Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BERLIN1441
2008-10-23 15:05:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Berlin
Cable title:
(C) MTCR: GERMANY ACCEPTS USG FEEDBACK ON RISK
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 001441
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/MTR (PAM DURHAM) AND EUR/CE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/23/2033
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM
SUBJECT: (C) MTCR: GERMANY ACCEPTS USG FEEDBACK ON RISK
ASSESSMENT SEMINAR PROPOSAL
REF: A. BERLIN 1422
B. PETERSEN-DURHAM E-MAIL 10/22/2008
Classified By: Global Affairs Unit Chief Don L. Brown for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 001441
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/MTR (PAM DURHAM) AND EUR/CE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/23/2033
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM
SUBJECT: (C) MTCR: GERMANY ACCEPTS USG FEEDBACK ON RISK
ASSESSMENT SEMINAR PROPOSAL
REF: A. BERLIN 1422
B. PETERSEN-DURHAM E-MAIL 10/22/2008
Classified By: Global Affairs Unit Chief Don L. Brown for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck
welcomed REF B USG feedback on the REF A German MTCR Export
Control Seminar nonpaper. During an October 23 meeting, Reck
thanked the USG for the timely response and said that the
feedback was sufficient for the GoG to move the proposal onto
Russia, Brazil, and South Africa.
2. (C) In response to the clarification requested in REF B
on a bullet in the proposal, "review ideas on how to reduce
the length of the licensing process and how to solve legal
problems", Reck explained that the intention of the German
Federal Office for Export Control (BAFA) is to openly discuss
areas of potential improvement in export licensing that
Germany finds particularly problematic. Reck said that
export licenses in Germany normally take from three months to
a year to be completely resolved and that the BAFA feels that
this seminar would present a good opportunity for countries
to share ideas on how to expedite the licensing process and
improve overall efficiency. In regards to legal problems
associated with export licensing, Reck said BAFA's aim is to
discuss and to create awareness regarding the unique legal
challenges German export authorities face and give a chance
for other countries to voice their legal challenges.
COMMENT
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3. (C) Reck's responses to the REF B clarification request
did not address risk assessment directly. Rather, her
responses focused on improving the export licensing process
within unique legal confines. Reck said that she believes
BAFA's decision to include export licensing time and legal
concerns as part of the seminar agenda does have an indirect
risk assessment angle, although she could not give an exact
reason how.
Pollard
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/MTR (PAM DURHAM) AND EUR/CE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/23/2033
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM
SUBJECT: (C) MTCR: GERMANY ACCEPTS USG FEEDBACK ON RISK
ASSESSMENT SEMINAR PROPOSAL
REF: A. BERLIN 1422
B. PETERSEN-DURHAM E-MAIL 10/22/2008
Classified By: Global Affairs Unit Chief Don L. Brown for
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck
welcomed REF B USG feedback on the REF A German MTCR Export
Control Seminar nonpaper. During an October 23 meeting, Reck
thanked the USG for the timely response and said that the
feedback was sufficient for the GoG to move the proposal onto
Russia, Brazil, and South Africa.
2. (C) In response to the clarification requested in REF B
on a bullet in the proposal, "review ideas on how to reduce
the length of the licensing process and how to solve legal
problems", Reck explained that the intention of the German
Federal Office for Export Control (BAFA) is to openly discuss
areas of potential improvement in export licensing that
Germany finds particularly problematic. Reck said that
export licenses in Germany normally take from three months to
a year to be completely resolved and that the BAFA feels that
this seminar would present a good opportunity for countries
to share ideas on how to expedite the licensing process and
improve overall efficiency. In regards to legal problems
associated with export licensing, Reck said BAFA's aim is to
discuss and to create awareness regarding the unique legal
challenges German export authorities face and give a chance
for other countries to voice their legal challenges.
COMMENT
--------------
3. (C) Reck's responses to the REF B clarification request
did not address risk assessment directly. Rather, her
responses focused on improving the export licensing process
within unique legal confines. Reck said that she believes
BAFA's decision to include export licensing time and legal
concerns as part of the seminar agenda does have an indirect
risk assessment angle, although she could not give an exact
reason how.
Pollard